Man injured in motorcycle crash

Published 8:00 pm, Sunday, September 9, 2007

MINDEN TOWNSHIP  A 46-year-old Deckerville man is in critical condition today at Saint Marys hospital in Saginaw following an early Sunday morning accident along Bay City-Forestville Road.

According to Sgt. Charlene Washkevich, of the Sanilac County Sheriffs Office, dispatchers at Sanilac County Central Dispatch received a 9-1-1 call reporting a motorcycle accident involving the Deckerville man around 12:10 a.m.

The investigation at the scene revealed the Deckerville man was eastbound on Bay City-Forestville Road just east of Obee Road with several other motorcyclists when the accident occurred.

Washkevich reports the motorcyclists who were traveling with the Deckerville man were witnesses to the accident but left the scene prior to help arriving.

The Deckerville man, whose name has not been released by police, was transported from the scene by Deckerville ambulance to Deckerville Community Hospital. From there he was transported by FlightCare to Saint Marys hospital in Saginaw for further medical treatment.

The Sanilac County Sheriffs Office was assisted at the scene by Bingham Ambulance, Minden City Fire and Delaware Fire departments, as well as Deckerville ambulance.

The accident remains under investigation. Washkevich asks anyone with more information about the accident call the Sanilac County Sheriffs Office at (810) 648-2000.